Afif Abed (; born 9 February 1974) is an Israeli

Druze The Druze ( ; , ' or ', , '), who Endonym and exonym, call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (), are an Arabs, Arab Eastern esotericism, esoteric Religious denomination, religious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic ...

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serving as a Member of the Knesset starting January 2025.

Biography

Abed was born in Yarka. He began studying for a general degree at Western Galilee College but has not completed it. Abed has been a member of Likud's Secretariat and active in the

Likud Likud (, ), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement (), is a major Right-wing politics, right-wing, political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon in an alliance with several right-wing par ...

Party since the early 2000s. He ran for the Druze reserved spot in the in 2013 but lost to

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by approximately 10,000 votes. In 2022, he announced his candidacy for the reserved Druze spot on the

list. After

won the

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, Abed appealed to the Likud's tribunal, which declared him the winner of the minorities' slot instead of Kara. He was placed in the 43rd position on Likud's Knesset list ahead of the 2022 election. Abed entered the Knesset following the resignation of

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Personal life

Abed is married and resides in Yarka.

References

External links

Afif Abed
on the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

's website Haseen Halabi
Afif: "Likud is the warm home for Druze"
Carmel and North Portal, 13 October 2022, Eli Hazan
Afif Abed: A True Likudnik and Social Advocate
Likudnik, 5 November 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Abed, Afif 1974 births Living people Likud politicians Members of the Twanty-Fith Druze members of the Knesset